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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2072
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, Izumi, Osaka 594-1101, Japan

Invited commentary

Ritter and colleagues examined the effect of fucoidin to the leukocyte accumulation in the coronary capillaries and venules during the early period of reperfusion after ischemia. They could visualize the coronary microcirculation directly with a fluorescence microscope and could present a direct evidence that the antiadhesion treatment did prevent leukocyte accumulation.

Although the findings are very important and can provide additional information to the role of adhesion molecules in reperfusion injury, I have some concerns about this study.

Ritter and coworkers demonstrated the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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